Green Car Congress

JANUARY 4, 2021

The buses were tendered by the Bogotá City Public Transport Authority (TRANSMILENIO S.A.). A joint venture between Colombian business group Fanalca and international public transport operator Transdev used BYD’s integrated E-bus solutions to bid and successfully won the tender. —Lara Zhang, Regional Director of BYD Latin America.

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Colombia Costa Rica BYD Barbados 407

Green Car Congress

JUNE 17, 2019

The Chilean Minister of Transportation and Telecommunications, Gloria Hutt, recently announced a new order for 183 BYD electric buses for the Chilean capital of Santiago, due to arrive in August of this year. The existing fleet of K9FEs operating in Santiago. Metbus is also one of the largest pure electric bus fleet operators in the Americas.

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BYD Fleet Ecuador Uruguay 385

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

BYD will provide the Colombian capital of Bogotá with a fleet of 379 pure electric buses, in a deal awarded by the capital’s TransMilenio SA mass transport authority. This fleet will begin operations in September 2020, giving Bogotá the largest electric bus fleet on the continent and one of the largest in the world.

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BYD Ecuador Uruguay Chile 286

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Under the new Global Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for Zero-Emission Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles (ZE-MHDVs), Austria, Canada, Chile, Denmark, Finland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Scotland, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, Uruguay and Wales are setting an interim goal of 30% zero-emission new vehicle sales by 2030.

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United Kingdom Sale Netherlands Uruguay 210

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

We will support efforts to achieve the road transport breakthrough announced by world leaders, which aims to make zero emission vehicles the new normal by making them accessible, affordable and sustainable in all regions by 2030. … The declaration is not legally binding and is focused on a global level. —COP 26 Declaration.

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Dominican Republic Emissions El Salvador Cape Verde 199

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MARCH 8, 2024

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Chinese Market Uruguay Colombia 135

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

We have proven carbon-neutral eFuels are a real solution to help decarbonize transportation. From there, the synthetic eFuels can be transported just like traditional fuels using existing infrastructure. The company plans, builds and operates eFuels plants in Chile, Uruguay, the US and Australia.

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Chile Porsche Global Installation 195

Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2013

Winning this contract was a vital step in our strategy to deliver emissions-free, public-transport vehicles. This allowed the company to start selling buses in the European markets. Orders have been awarded in China, the Netherlands, Finland, Denmark, Uruguay, North and South America.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 3, 2011

Eaton Corporation has signed a long-term agreement to design and supply Argentine bus manufacturer Tecnología Avanzada en Transporte S. TATSA), a company wholly owned by Consorcio Metropolitano de Transporte S.A., with a hybrid electric power system for use in buses in Argentina and throughout South America.

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Eaton Ecuador Uruguay Manufacturer 186